Billy Joel paid his band members 'full salary' during thecoronavirus pandemic
Billy Joel paid his band members "full salary" during the coronavirus pandemic. The 'Uptown Girl' hitmaker made the decision to pay his band their full salary for an entire year whilst many other musicians were left unable to work due to the COVID-19 crisis because he's in a better position to "take care" of them than he would have been years ago. He said: "I did pay them full salary for a year. I have a great band, I’m so happy to have them on stage … I don’t do as many gigs as I used to do … back in the day when I had some money issues, I wasn’t able to take care of the band the same way I a...